Washington lawmakers are looking to address an array of issues this legislative session.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The next legislative session begins Monday, Jan. 10, in Olympia.
Lawmakers will have 60 days to convene and pass new laws or change old ones before the session adjourns on March 10.
Bills are pre-filed in the month before the session begins. Then they're assigned to a committee, where leadership can decide to amend a bill, substitute it or present it to the house as-is. Many bills don't make it past the committee phase.
Bills must also make it through a rules committee, second reading and third reading before they get passed.
Here are some bills that have been pre-filed for this year's legislative session:
HB 1588 - Restoring the authority of a peace officer to engage in a vehicular pursuit when there is reasonable suspicion a person has violated the law and the officer follows appropriate safety standards.
HB 1588 would repeal parts of HB 1054 passed in 2021, which, among other sweeping changes to Washington's use of force laws, put restrictions on when police could engage in a vehicle pursuit of a suspect.
HB 1054 required officers to have probable cause the person in the vehicle was committing a violent offense, an escape offense or a sex offense, or reasonable suspicion that the driver was under the influence.
HB 1588 would repeal that amendment to state law, allowing officers to initiate a pursuit if it becomes "necessary for the purpose of identifying or...
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